tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post3406675237977399950..comments2015-03-16T10:12:42.472-07:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: The reality of doing a startupGreg Lindennoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-73661718388926218312009-11-13T11:28:00.859-08:002009-11-13T11:28:00.859-08:00I think big companies have entire departments devo...I think big companies have entire departments devoted to feigning certitude and posturing. Isn&#39;t that what sales and marketing are?Greg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-39574179649053638962009-11-13T10:38:25.052-08:002009-11-13T10:38:25.052-08:00The degree to which feigning certitude impressed i...<i>The degree to which feigning certitude impressed investors .... A lot of what startup founders do is just posturing. It works. </i><br /><br />I wonder how much of that is true even for big companies. For example, I think of the common MS strategy during the 90s around vaporware. Just the mere hint of moving into various markets, the slightest of posturing, was enough to establish dominance (or the popular perception of dominance).jeremyhttp://irgupf.comnoreply@blogger.com